SIGNATURE SERIES II: FORCES OF NATURE
November 6-7, 2026
Pre Concert Lecture featuring an interview with composers Reinaldo Moya and Luke Soneral with WBJC’s Jonathan Palevsky 6:30 PM, free to ticket holders
Concert State 7:30 PM
Maryland Hall
Luke Soneral An Overture: The Mouse and its Shadow
Reinaldo Moya Vestida de Mar (A Violin Concerto), with violinist Francesca Anderegg
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky The Tempest, Op. 18
Igor Stravinsky Divertimento from Le baiser de la fée (The Fairy’s Kiss)
This concert is approximately 2 hours in length, with a 20 minute intermission.
MUSIC PROGRAM
Opening the program is a glimpse of the future: Luke Soneral’s An Overture: The Mouse and Its Shadow, a brand-new work by a pre-college composer already earning national recognition. Soneral’s music marks the arrival of a prodigious talent with a bright trajectory ahead. Its inclusion underscores the ASO’s commitment not only to iconic classical music, but to the next generation of composers shaping the orchestral world.
Reinaldo Moya Vestida de Mar (A Violin Concerto) takes inspiration from Pablo Neruda’s Canto General: a compendium of poems that describes the flora, fauna, culture, geography and history of the Americas. Each movement of the concerto relates to one of the oceans that surround the American continent: the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans and the Caribbean Sea. The oceans here are a loose metaphor for aspects of the American experience. The piece was commissioned by Greenwood Music Camp and the Lakes Area Music Festival, and was written for and premiered by Moya’s wife, the violinist Francesca Anderegg, who will perform it at this concert.
Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s The Tempest transforms Shakespeare’s play into a sweeping symphonic seascape, where storm-tossed drama, glowing lyricism, and the eternal presence of nature unfold in richly colored sound. Surging climaxes and an unforgettable love theme make it one of Tchaikovsky’s most cinematic and emotionally immediate orchestral works. The physical storm brought to life by the music is a metaphor for human nature.
Igor Stravinsky’s The Fairy’s Kiss (Le Baiser de la fée) is one of the most refined and moving tributes one composer has ever paid to another — music in which memory, nature, and artistry are inseparably entwined. Conceived as a tribute to his countryman Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on the 35th anniversary of the great composer’s death, the music was written for a neoclassical ballet inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ice-Maiden. The ballet functions as a poetic allegory for Tchaikovsky’s own artistic life. Icy textures and glittering sonorities evoke nature as an elemental, even fateful force.
PRE CONCERT LECTURE
Jonathan Palevski, Program Director of WBJC Classical Radio, will present a free pre-concert lecture at 6:30 PM in Maryland Hall’s main auditorium. He’ll share engaging insights into the evening’s composers, their times, and the music you’re about to hear, followed by time for questions. It’s an enjoyable way to deepen your connection to the program and meet fellow music lovers before the concert begins.
The lecture is free for concert ticket holders. A ticket to the evening’s performance is required for entry.
PROGRAM CHANGE
The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and violinist Vadim Repin have come to a mutual decision not to proceed with their planned collaboration in the performance of Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, at Forces of Nature on November 6 and 7, 2026 at Maryland Hall. View the statement here.
- Patrons who have already purchased tickets do not need to make any changes at the box office.
- All tickets to these performances will be honored.
- Patrons wishing to exchange their tickets for another ASO performance will be accommodated. Ticketing questions can be directed to info@annapolissymphony.org.
TICKETING
Tickets for our concerts start at $25. Check the online seating chart to select $25 seats.
Signature Series Subscribers can use their 20% off discount to save on additional tickets to this concert. Please purchase tickets with the discount through your patron portal starting August 1, 2026.
Student tickets to this performance are $15. Military, Law Enforcement, and First Responder ticket discounts are also available. Please call the Box Office at 410-263-0907 to redeem these discounts starting August 1, 2026.
THANK YOU
We’re grateful for the support of the Maryland State Arts Council (MSAC.org) and Arts Council of Anne Arundel County (ACAAC.org).